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Teagan Taylor: The Subject Of...
by Dan McClenaghan
Teagan Taylor, San Diego's premier vocalist/cornetist/songwriter, released her first album I Can't Complain (Jazzomaniac Records), in 2011. It was a very capable, engaging, mosly jazz outing, featuring her distinctive take on the Standards": Taking a Chance on Love," Bye Bye Blackbird," Summertime" and the like. She was not yet twenty-one. A chance encounter with her back then at a street fair/farmer's market in San Diego's Little Italy--her cornet notes floating over the crowd like a jazz lover's dream--revealed a talented ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
Teagan Taylor, San Diego's very talented up-and-coming vocalist/trumpeter/cornetist, has roots running deep in jazz. Her first album, I Can't Complain (Jazzomaniac Record, 2011) featured knock-out versions of the familiar standards, Takin' A Chance On Love, Bye Bye Blackbird, and Gershwin's But Not For Me," and Summertime." On the sophomore outing, Wonderland (Jazzomaniac Records, 2012), Taylor spread her songwriting wings, contributing eight very engaging original tunes--penned with her father, Tim Taylor, the trio's guitarist--augmented by a couple of time-tested Great American ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
Vocalist/trumpeter/cornetist Teagan Taylor displayed a definite influence of vocalist Norah Jones on her debut, I Can't Explain (Jazzomaniac Records, 2010). As a Blue Note Records artist who leans heavily toward popular music with forays into the jazz realm, Jones is an engaging and popular singer/pianist and a very good role model for the young Taylor, who was 19-years old at the time of her debut. Taylor's potential for wider recognition and success in a competitive field seems huge with the ...
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